Feodosiya Solovaya information

Feodosiya or Praskovia Mikhailovna Solovaya (Russian: Феодосия Михайловна Соловая; died 1621) was a Russian noblewoman, Tsesarevna of Russia as the second spouse of Tsarevich Ivan Ivanovich of Russia, son of Ivan the Terrible.^[1]

She was the daughter of Mikhail Timofeevich Petrov, a nobleman from the Ryazan region, and belonged to the noble clan later known as Petrovo-Solovovo.^[2] In 1574, she was selected by the tsar to marry his son.^[3] As she was childless, Ivan the Terrible forced their divorce (in 1579) and had her take monastic vows in the Intercession Convent of Suzdal.^[1]

^ ^a ^b Payne, Robert; Romanoff, Nikita (2002-10-01). Ivan the Terrible. Cooper Square Press. ISBN 978-1-4616-6108-5.
^ Martin, Russell E. (2012-06-15). A Bride for the Tsar: Bride-Shows and Marriage Politics in Early Modern Russia. Cornell University Press. ISBN 978-1-5017-5665-8.
^ Halperin, Charles J. (2021-08-31). Ivan the Terrible in Russian Historical Memory since 1991. Academic Studies PRess. ISBN 978-1-64469-589-0.

[:0-1] Payne, Robert; Romanoff, Nikita (2002-10-01). Ivan the Terrible. Cooper Square Press. ISBN 978-1-4616-6108-5.

[2] Martin, Russell E. (2012-06-15). A Bride for the Tsar: Bride-Shows and Marriage Politics in Early Modern Russia. Cornell University Press. ISBN 978-1-5017-5665-8.

[3] Halperin, Charles J. (2021-08-31). Ivan the Terrible in Russian Historical Memory since 1991. Academic Studies PRess. ISBN 978-1-64469-589-0.